Brighten up the boat

At the time our boat was built, 15 years ago, the latest and best lighting was cold cathode fluorescent lights.  They had low power draw and gave off more light than any other at the time.  When you turn the lights on now they are somewhat dim but after a minute or two they warm up and put out decent light.  If you are just using the light for a few seconds then they really never give off enough light to make the area very bright.  

We have been looking for new lights that are brighter and use less power but finding ones that cover the old fixture marks has been daunting.  So we came up with the idea of gutting the old internal equipment and rewiring the fixtures with new LED light strips.  Wala you have fixtures that cover the old marks yet give a lot more light, right away.  Using a downloaded app for LUX measurements it showed the old lights at 0 when just turned on then after a minute had warmed up to 30.  The new LED lights turned on at 60.  The energy used by the LED is 1/2 the amps of the old lights as well.

	Old dim light
	Old light being taken apart
	Old fixture, new LED strip
	New brighter light